There are new breakthroughs in stem cell research. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss intestinal and lung stem cell research discoveries, as well as the ethical issues that are part of these medical advancements.

Employees are not motivated by money alone. Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the bonus myth and how using a combination of recognition first and then compensation produce the best employee engagement results.

Why are small business owners uncertain about the future? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to discuss small businesses' concern that the rhetoric from Washington about small business isn't matching their actions.

Do breakdowns in the financial industry say something about each of us? Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what Main Street has to do to get Wall Street and Washington to return to America's Judea-Christian values.

What is your main job as the CEO of your small business? Jim Blasingame talks about your most important job as a CEO, which is managing the relationship between challenges and opportunities.

The greatest way to live your life is to be in reality what you appear to be. Jeremie Kubicek joins Jim Blasingame to discuss benevolence as a leadership strategy – give yourself for the benefit of others and the opportunities will present themselves.

How will leadership manifest in the future? Jeremie Kubicek joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why leadership is influence with which you can either use to empower or overpower, plus what Washington and Wall Street could learn from Main Street.

Politicians continue to give lip service to small businesses. Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the challenges small businesses are facing in trying to survive the recovery, including fuel costs and lack of support from government leaders.

What has happened to civility in America? Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Civility in America lecture series and why we need to return to civility to move the U.S. forward.

The elimination of Osama bin Laden demonstrated the resolve of the United States. Bob Dilenschneider joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the killing of Osama bin Laden, and what it says to the world about the commitment and capability of Americans.